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Those seeking a pardon plus Truth and Reconciliation Commission solution might ought to ask permission from the victims, and their countries of origin. Normally the perpetrator does not propose a non-judicial, no-one-gets-punished solution, only the victim does, if they are so inclined.
It's so typical of the American government establishment, and even of the American legal establishment to have this kind of inward navel directed gaze, caring only about the ramifications enclosed by our own borders. How can we bring accused terrorists onto U.S. soil? How can we pardon classified persons? How can we prosecute members of the other party? How will admitting wrong affect national security?
And not a hint of a thought to: How is this fair to the people we have wronged? Domestic pardons are international cover-ups. They get added to the list of crimes just like domestic cover-ups. We need to purge sovereigntists from our law schools. Our lawyers too often have American Impunity tatooed to their tongues.
